I had an unusual thing happen to me late last week. After I had completed writing my post one evening, I turned on the television and watched a late program before I headed to bed. I still had my computer…
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Janet and I returned from Chicago today after spending yesterday securing our Global Entry passes and then spending the night with Janet's sister and brother-in-law in Darien. We left the western suburbs mid-morning and had a wonderful drive back to…
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Today, Janet and I had our interviews for what is called Global Entry, a new program for frequent fliers that allows its members to go through expedited security at airports and to fast track their return to the United States…
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The last several days have been filled with news reports that a Harvard scholar has come up with a 4th century fragment of papyrus that authenticates the claim that Jesus was married, presumably to Mary Magdalene. The findings, among 60…
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As you know, last week I wrote about the beginning of fall, 2012, which officially occurred yesterday, Saturday, Sept. 22, at approximately 10:49 am. Not that it makes that much difference to me when it officially took place, but it…
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This past week I have noticed a little nip in the morning air and several times as I have been letting Lexie out at night, I can catch a whiff of smoke from the first fires of the fall in…
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I am not a huge fan of television but I have recently started watching programs on the Discovery and History channels. Things like Pawn Stars, Gunsmoke, American Pickers, Bering Sea Gold, Ice Road Truckers, Sons of Guns, Texas Car Wars,…
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When I was a young boy, my grandfather thought my Dad was always on the go and that he never took time to smell the roses. And Grandpa was right. Dad was always going somewhere and rarely did he sit…
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Well, another month has rolled around and tonight's post is once again from Dallas, where I make a trip every month to see one of my clients. It's been more than 5 years now and so, although I have not…
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